And Jesus Wept

On April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m., a bomb exploded a few hundred feet east of this site, and in the blast and the calamity that followed, 168 people were known to be killed. Devastation covered the area, the parish house that stood on this corner was demolished, and Saint Joseph Old Cathedral was severely damaged. The event is understood through the image of Jesus weeping, as in Scripture when he wept over Jerusalem and over the death of Lazarus, with compassion for those whose lives were lost in the bombing and trust that the victims may live in him forever.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · United States